partition

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 Related terms 1.2.5 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun

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Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

Recorded c.1430, "division into shares, distinction," from Old French particion (modern partition), from Latin partitio "division, portion", from partitus, the past participle of partire "to split (up), part(ition)"

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partition (plural partitions)

1. An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another
2. A part of something that had been divided, each of its results.
3. The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.

   Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening trough parcellation and civil wars between the heirs

4. A vertical structure that divides a room.
5. (computing) A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
6. (set theory) A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).

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• (set theory): The elements of the collection are sometimes called the blocks or parts of the partition.

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• dismemberment

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• equipartition

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• partite

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to partition (third-person singular simple present partitions, present participle partitioning, simple past and past participle partitioned)

(transitive)

1. To divide something into parts, sections or shares
2. To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
3. To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

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• dismember

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• partitioner
• partitionist

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• partner

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partition f. (plural partitions)

1. In heraldry, a (geometrical) division using two colors
2. In music, a score comprising all parts